Once one of Africa’s economic powerhouses, Ghana has struggled with a cost-of-living crisis and high inflationMillions of Ghanians head to the polls in a presidential election on Saturday after a campaign dominated by what many see as the west African country’s worst economic crisis in a generation.Twelve candidates are vying to to take over the baton from Nana Akufo-Addo. The vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, of the ruling New Patriotic party (NPP), and the former president John Mahama, of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), are the main challengers. Two fringe candidates are also running as independents: the former trade and industry minister Alan Kyerematen and the businessman Nana Bediako. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/07/ghana-heads-to-the-polls-amid-deepening-economic-crisis
Author : Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan and Caleb Ahinakwah in Accra
Publish date : 2024-12-07 05:00:15
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Ghana heads to the polls amid deepening economic crisis
